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प्रश्न
Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.
She is so busy that she finds no time to entertain her friends. (Rewrite using ‘too’)
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उत्तर
She is too busy to entertain her friends.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Given below is a jumbled sentence. Working in groups, rearrange the word in the sentence to form the correct sentence.
You will find that the sentence contains an idiomatic expression that you have come across in the lesson. Underline the idiom and write down its meaning. Then use your dictionary to check the meaning.
The village/tried/the crime/on the young woman/to pin
Ans:____________________________________________
Idiom:__________________________________________
Say whether the verb in the sentence below is transitive or intransitive. Ask yourself a ‘what’ question about the verb. (For some verbs, an object is a person, so ask the question ‘who’ instead of ‘what’).
He held his fingers below the level of the milk.
Complete the following table.
| No. | Figure of Speech | Line of the poem | Explanation |
| 1. | ________________ | ________________ | The sky is imagined to art like a human being. |
| 2. | ________________ | with gleaming gold | ________________ |
| 3. | Oxymoron | ________________ | ________________ |
| 4. | ________________ | The country wears a perfect smile. Anaesthesia, Amnesia, Hypnosis | ________________ |
| 5. | Paradox | ________________ | ________________ |
Join the sentence using appropriate Co-ordinators. (but, or, so, and)
Open heart surgery can help to repair heart valves. It can also replace them.
Write in your notebook an imaginary telephonic conversation between you and your family - doctor’s secretary, asking for an appointment to consult the doctor for a health problem you are suffering from. Begin with .......
Secretary: Good morning! This is XYZ Clinic. How can I help you?
Myself: Good morning! I am ................
You have won a prize to visit a wildlife sanctuary or National Park in Africa or Australia. Choose a location, read about it. Imagine that you are visiting it and write a letter to your friend about it.
Read the entry about ‘voice’ in the ‘Language Study’ pages. Note that the speeches of all the boys are in the ‘active’ voice. Turn them into passive constructions.
1950s Boy - dusted the living room.
Use the following phrase in your own sentence -
to get rid of
Complete these sentence using the appropriate modal. The clues in the bracket will help you.
Poongothai ____________ speak several languages. (ability in the present)
Change the following into Passive voice.
No one is borrowing the novels from the library
Refer to the dictionary to find out the meaning of the following prepositions and match them with the correct meaning
| Preposition | Meaning | |
| 1. | due to | a. as a substitute for |
| 2. | except for | b. in the interest of |
| 3. | with reference to | c. irrespective of |
| 4. | in spite of | d. added to |
| 5. | in addition to | e. because of |
| 6. | in place of | f. referring to |
| 7. | regardless of | g. with the exception of |
| 8. | for the sake of | h. disregarding the difficulty |
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
Can you imagine ___________ (walk) up to a Martian and shaking hands and ____________ (say), “Hello, how are you? “
Find the synonym for the underlined word.
The narrator was quiet when Pongo questioned him.
Kamali ________ English very well, but she doesn’t understand Hindi.
Write a question for the answer.
_________________?
No, they aren’t singing.
Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.
I _________ (swim) in the pool.
Make a sentence in the present perfect tense using the verb.
My mother ______ to London.
Change the following into passive voice.
He has already mended the TV set.
He took a ______ of the cake.
Fill in the blank by adding the appropriate prefix/suffix to the word given in bracket.
The ___________ of the President has been expected for the last half an hour. (arrive)
Choose the correct option.
My mother called me _________ I was playing football.
Identify the non-finite in the following sentence and underline them.
Having finished the work, the manager decided to return home.
Fill in the blank with appropriate airline vocabulary given in the options.
______ 3B is down this hall and to your right.
Look at the list of words. Read the instructions and make Vocabulary Frames
| notice | hide | quarrelling | quickly |
| tired | wide | pretty | threw |
Top Right Corner: Write the word’s definition.
Top Left Corner: Write the word’s opposite.
Lower Left Corner: Write a sentence that uses the definition of the word.
Lower Right Corner: Draw a graphic to help you visualize the concept.
In the Centre: Write the word.
The predators follow the ______of the turtles to eat their eggs.
Look at the words in the box. Make new words by adding ‘ly’ whereever possible. It will not be possible with all the words.
Suffix: A letter or letters added at the end of a word to make a different or a new form of the word. Eg. lone+ly= lonely
| lone |
| blossom |
| fertile |
| vigorous |
| place |
| constant |
| complete |
| strong |
| unlike |
| great |
| cross |
| immediate |
| broad |
Read these sentence from the story carefully. Do they give command or request or make statement? Write 'C' for command and 'R' for request and 'S' for statement.
I want a roof over my head.
If you ________ to learn a musical instrument, you have to practice.
Add 'r' , ‘er’ or ‘or’ to get the name of the person who does the activity. Take turns in class to make sentences with the words you have formed.
e.g: A teacher is a person who teaches. Teach + er – Teacher.
- use
- buy
- sail
- watch
- operate
- foreign
- bake
- write
- govern
- act
Read the sentence carefully and fill in the blank with suitable tense form of the verb given in bracket.
The television was on but nobody______ (watch) it.
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
It _____ (go) to Delhi.
We celebrate Independence day _______ 15th August, every year.
Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
They ______ to school.
Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
You ______ to school.
Choose the correct verb form to the following sentence.
I _________ the Tajmahal.
Choose the correct verb form to the following sentence.
She _________ her exam.
Use the suitable verb.
We ______ loudly.
The rat ran fast _______ a cat was chasing it.
Choose the correct pictures.
behind
Change the sentence into past perfect tense and future perfect tense.
We have built a house in our village.
Use the picture and the word to write the adjective.
| soft |
| small |
| blue |
| three |
| hungry |
- There are ______birds.
- The bird’s feather is very ______.
- The colour of the birds is ______.
- It is ______in size.
- The babies are ______.
Use adjective you think for each of these words. You can write more than one adjective.
| Clever, stormy, beautiful, dusty, good, hot, bright, cloudless, honest, lovely, fat, tall |
a______ flower.
Now, use the verb given in bracket in the following sentence in their correct form.
I ____(like) to spend time with my friend, whenever I ____(be) free.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
______ I use your mobile phone? It’s an emergency.
Look at the list of idioms given below. Find their meanings from a dictionary. Read the sentences that follow and replace the words in italics with the appropriate idioms, making suitable changes wherever necessary.
- right up one’s alley -
- drive one up the wall –
- hit the road –
- take (one) for a ride –
- in panic mode –
- The old man got irritated at the loud noise outside.
- We were driving, when it started raining heavily. After stopping for an hour, we began the journey again.
- Ramesh gave false excuses for not attending the meeting and deceived me.
- At the interview when questions were fired at me rapidly, I forgot everything and grew irritated
- I love thrillers and this book appeals to me strongly.
Give the meaning of the following phrasal verb and frame sentence using them
pass out
Recall your learning of basic preposition and complete the sentence using the prepositions given in options.
A trekker climbed ______ a mountain meticulously
Underline the prepositional phrase.
Ravi was appreciated by his teachers.
Choose the appropriate linker from within the options and complete the sentence.
This is ______ it must be done.
Frame illustrative sentence to distinguish the meaning of the word in the following cluster.
lesson – lessen – lesion
Fill in the blank with the right idiom. Choose from the option.
We could not believe that with a few more whacks of the ice axe in the firm snow we were ______to the top.
Identify the correct combination of the following compound words.
Haircut, headmaster, waterfall, swimming pool, drawback, public speaking, output, software, show case, world-famous.
Use the gerundial form of the verb in the bracket and fill in the blank.
______ (fly) a kite is fun.
Complete the following sentence using appropriate determiner.
How ______sugar do you want?
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Read the following sentences and find the subject and the verb in each.
| Sentence | Subject | Verb |
| You are a stranger. | ||
| I am a visitor here. | ||
| You have heard right. | ||
| He must pay with his life. | ||
| The king will not hang me. |
Write compound words using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
